Risks of chosen incidents caused by natural effects on the defined area of Kosice and Presov region in Slovakia

This thesis presents an overview of the risks emergencies caused by natural factors. It deals with their causes, potential consequences, which may endanger the health, lives and property of the citizens of the Slovak Republic, and ultimately the environment. The aim of my thesis is to analyze the potential risks for the population resulting from emergencies caused by natural effects and compare them to the risks listed with the relevant authorities. Also, the order of presentation of the results obtained suggest risk register. The acquisition of knowledge I have chosen a method of study of existing legislation, technical publications in the field of crisis management and the protection of people and documentation of state administration, the risks associated with emergencies caused by natural influences, led by the relevant authorities. The theoretical part of the work is in its initial section focuses on clarifying key concepts, namely risk, threat, impact and natural incident. In addition they also illuminates other words such as, emergency and emergency situation, essential for understanding the context of their work. Explains the importance of a specific force in relation to the induction of incidents which cause is natural, forces of nature, without human intervention. Legislation is based on the selection of existing legal norms Slovak Republic. In the following text to become a master thesis deals with a description of the geographical, hydrological and meteorological conditions alone Slovak Republic as well as natural conditions Košice and Prešov region. Draws attention to the particular circumstances of the two regions, resulting in the definition of the specific risks of emergencies caused by natural factors. So I filled the objectives specified in the thesis, I decided on the basis of geographical, hydrological and meteorological conditions in the Prešov and Košice regions described in Chapter I., process risks existing emergency caused by natural influences, which is repeated every year with different degrees of damage, and flood. The practical part has specifically describe the flood - its causes, risks and possible consequences in selected areas of Kosice and Presov region. I discuss my findings detected by the method of qualitative research conducted standardized interview with experts on civil protection. On the basis of interviews, I conclude that the hypothesis of "governmental entities in the defined area of Košice and Prešov regions have sufficient risk assessment of selected emergencies caused by natural effects" was confirmed and the authorities are trying as much as possible to eliminate the risk of flooding. Representatives of municipalities have learned from extensive flooding in 2010, when there were huge losses. Since that time there has been a reassessment of buildings in flood zones, was developed many plans and projects, consider the new risks and a greater range of the governed territory. Currently being developed flood hazard maps and flood risk maps for areas managed by the government, which significantly helps make for the best possible identification of risks from floods, mapped most vulnerable areas and thus become the basis for developing measures for flood navhodnejších only managed a territory of Košice of Prešov in Slovakia. However, the essence of eliminating the risk of flooding to the lowest possible level in Košice and Prešov regions remains, according to the representatives of the government, naustála update streams, effective communication and collaboration with administrators of watercourses and always ready state administration bodies to the very existence and the related consequences of floods